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Massachusetts
Massachusetts representative assembly orders all Roman Catholic priests to vacate the colony within three months, an action was also taken by the New York legislature. -
Boston News-Letter
First recurring newspaper in the colonies. -
Rules for Blacks
Blacks can't own a gun. -
Slave Codes
Thorough slave codes in place. -
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Yamasee War
The Tuscaroras and the Yamasees were consistently enslaved by the South Carolinians and rebelled. -
Slavery
French started importing slaves, and the colony became much more popular and flourished. Had more freedom than later slaves. -
Nachez Tribe Attacks
Attacks the French and kills many people because they were encroaching onto their land. -
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Great Awakening
All are equal in the eyes of God. People weren't getting a person or emotional enough experience in religion, so a few ministers started a spiritual renewal. -
Library Company of Philiadelphia
Ben Franklin -
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital formed; show humanitarianism and enlightenment. -
Garcia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose
About 100 former slaves created a colony in the risky area between the Spanish and the British. -
Stono Rebellion
20 slaves broke into a store, taking the ammunition and weapons and killing the storekeepers. Moved south, killing whites and acquiring blacks into their army. -
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War of Jenkins' Ear
Tuscaroos and Yamasees lost their alliance and consequently lost the war against the British. Which caused a rise in taxes. -
Colleges
College of New Jersey, Dartmouth, Brown, and Rutgers founded. -
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The French and Indian War
Washington and his troops attacked a small French reconnaissance party, beginning the French and Indian War. -
Writs of Assistance
Royal officials are allowed to search any home without a warrant. -
Military
Britain's military in America increases tremendously after the French and Indian War. -
Treaty of Paris
All Canada land (except the two sugar islands) are given to the British, French territory including New Orleans and west of the Mississippi given to Spain as compensation for British taking Flordia. -
Sugar Act
People had to file a lot of papers when loading ships full of sugar. -
Currency Act
Forbade issuing of any local currency in the colonies colonists complained that there literally wasn't enough money to go around. -
Quartering Act
Required colonists to provide housing for troops in public buildings, firewood, candles, and drink -
Stamp Act
First real revenue tax on colonies and was the most irritating to colonists; tax on documents in court proceedings, diplomas, appointments to public office, clearing ships form harbors, bonds, grants, deeds for land, newspapers. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament has the right to make laws and things for the colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act
Import tax on things like lead, paint, glass, paper, tea, etc. -
Boston Massacre
Men threw snowballs at, taunted, and threatened soldiers to a great extent, so an angry soldier yelled "Fire!" and 5 were killed and 11 injured. -
Tea Act
British East India Company almost went bankrupt, so to bail it out Britain let them ship to America directly, i.e. no middlemen and much cheaper for Americans. -
Boston Tea Party
Thomas Hutchinson didn't want to not pay the duties for the tea ship, so a bunch of rebels including Sam Adams dressed up as Indians and escorted customs officers off the boat, and dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Wanted to achieve unity and get rid of the Intolerable Acts. Wrote a Declaration of Rights and agreed to meet again in 6 months if it hadn't been resolved. -
Second Continental Congress
Colonies tried to make up for the first battle with the Olive Branch Petition, but King George didn't forgive them. -
Battle at Trenton
Washington was finally successful for the first time and pushed the British to New Brunswick. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British told Gage to get all of MA's weapons at Concord, but Paul Revere warned the recipients of the attack. -
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Women Can Vote!
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Battle of Saratoga
Finally convinced France to start helping us out with money after tension (King George and Queen Mary Anne's War) and us winning the battle. -
Articles of Confederation
Congress wasn't strong enough, so something else was made.
-No chief executive
-Very weak national power
-Reps had term limits and could be taken out of the office at ay time
-9 states had to ratify anything ever -
Guilford Court House
Greene made Cornwallis retreat. -
Treaty of Paris
America is independent and gets all land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes. Also, allies with France forever. -
Land Ordinance
System for distributing western lands. -
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Shay's Rebellion
Tried to alleviate taxes on those who have debts by shutting down courts and passing laws for debtors' relief. -
Constitutional Convention
All delegates wealthy, old, white men. Don't live like common people. -
Northwest Ordinance
Took land from speculators who didn't buy from Congress, largest states had claims in the west, established a model for govt. and new states' admission. -
Indian Negotiations
Washington allowed $20,000 for Indian negotiations regarding western land--not for humanitarian reasons, simply because it was cheaper. -
Judiciary Act
Created the federal court systems with somewhat limited power. -
Tariff Act
Hamilton proposed a tariff on imported goods and foreign ships to raise revenue and increase the shipping of American goods. -
Washington Inaugurated
All citizens love him and are super excited. -
Assumption Act
Hamilton's idea of federal bonds for state debts--south hated it because they already paid their debts off. -
Bill of Rights
12 amendments are signed into law. -
Vindication of the Rights of Women
Wollstonecraft argued that the system purposefully educated women poorly to be vain and frivolous. If they got an education, they would function in society very well. -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney -
Fugitive Slave Act
Required Americans to return runaway slaves. -
Genet
France, Spain, and England were in a conflict and we declared neutrality. -
Treaty of Greenville
Indians ceded some land in Ohio and Indiana got $500-$1,000 a month and protection for it. -
Jay's Treaty
With the British basically saying that they would give equal treatment to each other in their ports, no confiscation of property, more defined border with Canada, and British would evacuate forts by June 1, 1796 -
XYZ Treaty
Talleyrand wouldn't talk to them unless he was paid millions; that emerged the US. All commercial ties to France were suspended. -
Alien and Sedition Act
The president can deport any suspicious aliens. A new, broad definition of sedition so the Democratic-Republicans' criticism would die down. -
Nullification Act
Jefferson wrote the principle of nullification. -
Washington DC Founded
Our nation's capital was founded. Washington D.C. is still our capital today.